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Testimonials

"I appreciate everything Freda did to help me focus on finding something I would enjoy. Now I have a new job in a new career, and I'm loving it!"

- Kelly | Eden Prairie, MN

"As a man, it's humbling to confront the fear and admit I don't have it all together. Talking to Freda was comfortable and easy. She listened, she didn't judge, and she really cared."

- Greg | Elk River, MN

"Thank you for taking me on as a client. This is exactly what I need to challenge me."

- Susan | St. Paul, MN

"Freda has helped me layer by layer to clear away the dust, bring my dream up to the sunshine, and make it real."

- Isabella | Shrewsbury, MA

Who works with a coach?

Anyone dealing with the “stuff of life!” My clients focus on career issues and personal life issues, which are usually intertwined.

Here is a sampling of issues:

Career transition

  • New opportunities in one’s current field
  • Changing to a different field
  • Re-entry into the job market
  • Job loss
  • Starting a business/pursuing consulting
  • A promotion or new role (on-boarding)
  • Retirement

Life transition

  • New relationships/marriage
  • Ending relationships/divorce
  • Having children/adoption/infertility (primary and secondary)
  • Empty nest
  • Retirement
  • Caring for an ill relative/loved one
  • Death/grief/death of a dream

Career and life transition combined

  • Re-entering the workforce after a divorce
  • Exploring careers out of town while caring for a family member
  • Adjusting one’s lifestyle following a change in jobs or income level
  • Celebrating your child’s career taking off, even if yours isn’t

My clients are:

  • Female and male
  • Adults - most between 30 - 60
  • Living across the US - from here in Saint Paul and Minneapolis, to Greater Minnesota, and beyond.
  • Multi-cultural - from Brazil, Kenya and Germany, as well as from the US
  • Both neurotypical and with Asperger's / high functioning autism

How we work together:

  • Over the phone or in person (in Minneapolis), whichever the client prefers
  • Two 90-minute sessions per month
  • Emailing between sessions to share time-sensitive issues and successes as they happen

What all my clients share:

  • The courage to face change
  • The willingness to deal with emotions that can be uncomfortable
  • The desire to lead a life of one’s choosing

Together, we see results as clients move in the direction of their dreams.

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